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Question 31

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Robert Koch was involved in research on all of the following topics EXCEPT

A) the cause of anthrax.
B) the cause of fermentation.
C) development of a method to determine the cause of an infectious disease.
D) the cause of tuberculosis.
E) techniques for isolating microbes in the laboratory.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

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John Snow's research during a cholera outbreak in London laid the foundation for which of the following branches of microbiology?

A) infection control only
B) epidemiology only
C) immunology only
D) both infection control and epidemiology
E) infection control, epidemiology, and immunology

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Explain how the discipline of biochemistry grew out of the science of microbiology.

The work of Oswald Avery,George Beadle,Edward Tatum and many others into the role of DNA laid the foundations of (microbial genetics/microbiology/recombinant DNA technology).

Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous generation?

Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of infections during surgery?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?

Koch's postulates can be used to determine the causes of infectious diseases.

The production of human blood-clotting factor by E.coli is an example of bioremediation.

Semmelweis advocated handwashing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases?

Which of the following statements about algae is FALSE?

Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?

Louis Pasteur is considered the Father of Microbiology because of the many carefully conducted experiments and observations he made with microbes.

Ignaz Semmelweis demonstrated the importance of (antisepsis/vaccination/washing)as a means of preventing disease transmission.

Protozoa are also called prokaryotes.

You are a young scientist who has just learned about one of the hot topics in microbiology,biofilms.One aspect of the interest in biofilms is that the microbes living within biofilms appear to behave and function differently from their counterparts not living in a biofilm.Devise a way to explore the idea.(Do not focus on the technical details of how this might be accomplished.)

The use of chemicals to treat diseases such as bacterial infections is called (gene therapy/chemotherapy).

Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat

The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is

Lazzaro Spallanzani was the first scientist to provide evidence disproving the spontaneous generation of microorganisms.